STORY: Actors Susan Sarandon, Alicia Vikander and Luca Marinelli joined director Andrea Pallaoro at the Venice Film Festival, arriving by boat for the press conference of their film "The Echo Chamber" on Sunday (September 6).

The movie will have its premiere at the festival later on Sunday.

The romantic drama is based on the final screenplay by late Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci and will be competing for the festival's top prize The Golden Lion.

The cast and director were also joined by writers Ilaria Bernardini and Ludovica Rampoldi, who get additional writing credits along with Bertolucci.

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SHOWS: VENICE, ITALY (SEPTEMBER 5, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. (LEFT TO RIGHT) FILMMAKER ANDREA PALLAORO, ACTORS ALICIA VIKANDER, SUSAN SARANDON, AND ACTOR LUCA MARINELLI ARRIVING ON BOAT AHEAD OF THEIR OFFICIAL PRESS CONFERENCE FOR THEIR FILM "THE ECHO CHAMBER" AT THE VENICE FILM FESTIVAL

2. VIKANDER GETTING OFF THE BOAT AND ON THE LIDO, WAVING AT PHOTOGRAPHERS AND POSING / VIKANDER JOINED BY SARANDON, PALLAORO, AND MARINELLI

3. (LEFT TO RIGHT) SCREENWRITER LUDOVICA RAMPOLDI, WRITER ILARIA BERNARDINI, MARINELLI, PALLAORO, SARANDON AND VIKANDER POSING

4. SARANDON

5. SARANDON WALKING TOWARDS FANS

6. MARINELLI WALKING TO PRESS CONFERENCE / VIKANDER WALKING TOWARDS FANS, GREETING FANS AND SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS

7. SARANDON TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS WITH FANS, WAVING AT CAMERAS AND WALKING TO PRESS CONFERENCE